My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. - Gita, Bhagavad

We are so constituted that we believe the most incredible things; and, once they are engraved upon the memory, woe to him who would endeavor to erase them! - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. - Montaigne, Michel de

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher regard those who think alike than those who think differently. - Nietzsche

One's own independent judgment is the means by which one must choose one's actions, but it is not a moral criterion nor a moral validation; only reference to a demonstrable principle can validate one's choices. - Rand, Ayn

He whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. - Paine, Thomas

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed. - Twain, Mark

He who believes himself spiritual proves he is not. - Unknown

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. - Wiesel, Elie

The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence. - Abu'l-Ala-Al-Ma'arri

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as you mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve. - Ash, Mary Kay

Faith is like radar that sees through the fog. - Boom, Corrie Ten

The optimist proclaims we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. - Cabell, James B

Not only are you what you think you are, more so; what you think, you are. - D'Angelo, Anthony J

Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right. - Donne, John

People only see what they are prepared to see. - Emerson, Ralph Waldo

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe. - France, Anatole

A penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe if you hold it close enough to your eye. - Grafton, Samuel

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. - James, William

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. - Kennedy, John F

I'm not sure I want popular opinion on my side - I've noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts. - McKenstry, Bethania

Faith is courage; it is creative while despair is always destructive. - Muzzey, David S

A faith of convenience is a hollow faith. - Mulcahy, Father, M*A*S*H

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't. - Pascal, Blaise

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment. - Seneca

The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. - Shaw, George Bernard

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it. - Shaw, George Bernard

Faith is believing something you know ain't true. - Twain, Mark

Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. And lo, no one was there. - Unknown

Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death.- Unknown 

 It is not important what you believe, just that you believe. - Unknown

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. - Unknown

If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities.- Voltaire

The more opinions you have, the less you see. - Wenders, Wim